[OMS_MANAGERS] Events vs. Businesses

[Downtown Bend, OR]

Greetings,

We collected data from our Downtown businesses that showed that 65% of
businesses lose significant revenue on days that the streets of our
Downtown are closed and booths line the streets for festivals/events.

Our organization has been advocating to City Council for code changes in
regards to events in Downtown.

Local event organizers are pushing back, saying that other businesses in
other towns benefit financially from events closing down their streets, and
therefore it is the fault of our business owners for not "trying hard
enough" to benefit from the traffic that events bring to Downtown.

Here is my question to you:  *Do your Downtown businesses benefit
financially from events that close the street and place booths in front of
their businesses?*

Thank you so much for your help!
Mindy Aisling
Executive Director
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*Downtown Bend Business Association*
Talk or Text - 541-788-3628    www.downtownbend.org
916 NW Wall Street in Downtown Bend Oregon

*We are a nonprofit committed to increasing the vitality of Downtown Bend.*
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